MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
electronic education technology are empowering
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
today because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
desire for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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